News and Events | Saturday Academy

Oct 11, 2019

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Meet Saturday Academy Photography Instructor of 26 years, Ellen Regal

Ellen is an instructor for Saturday Academy because she loves teaching and being around kids. She is honored to introduce them to something that enhances their lives. Ellen says, “Everybody’s life is better by taking time to be creative. There is pride and confidence gained in seeing something that you have personally created. And any time an adult can say something positive to a child – it will make a lifelong impression.”

Sep 24, 2019

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Digital Healthcare is Coming of Age

Digital healthcare, a discipline with enormous potential to dramatically improve healthcare as we know it, is no longer an experiment or a novelty. It is a rapidly growing industry. Over the next ten years, digital healthcare solutions will change the way people take care of themselves, ultimately changing the ways they live and work.

Sep 23, 2019

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Partnership Highlight: Iris Oregon & Creative Storytelling and Movie Making

Meet filmmakers Bill Synder and Shane Phillips of Iris Oregon, a nonprofit dedicated to offering a creative safe space for self-expression and teaching youth the creative process and communication skills. They are teaching the brand new class Creative Storytelling and Movie Making at Saturday Academy Beaverton in our Winter/Spring term!

Sep 20, 2019

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Instructor Highlight: Roger Eiss & Game Theory

Meet Roger Eiss, Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry and former Saturday Academy Board member. Roger will share his expertise on the principles of game theory!

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Aug 23, 2019

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College Entrance Exams: What You Need to Know About the SAT and ACT

We offer this overview as well as a comparison chart to help you decide which test to take and when, and how Saturday Academy’s in-person group test prep classes taught by experienced math and language arts instructors can help you student maximize their scores. Our students have shared post-class score increases of 150 points or more on the SAT.